Heather is early in her training with Liza but we still have a great conversation about core strength, back strength, and how she deals with her migraines. All things we know many runners could be going through.
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Chelsea and Ellie get to meet for the first time and Scott and Ellie get to learn as much about Chelsea as they can on this first call. If this one is any indication of the season to come, it's gonna be a fun one! Enjoy.
Meet Heather Ficke. We wanted to follow her journey this year even though she has run an ultra before. She is in the same place so many runner are. Ok, I've run an ultra but I don't want to be chasing cutoffs all day, what do I do next? Her profession and background is very interesting and we think you'll enjoy her journey this year!
The coaches of Sharman Ultra and Becoming Ultra sat down to select the runners for Season 7. They were a passionate and interesting group of runners and we can't wait to share their journey for most of 2019! Enjoy the show! Want to be a part of this journey? Reach out through Becoming Ultra.
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Scott and Steph hop on a call to talk about the differences they are seeing the applicants for season 7 as well as how Becoming Ultra is committing to get more beginners further along in their dreams to run an ultra! Enjoy
Rob Steger of Training 4 Ultra has had a heck of a couple years since he changed his life and started running ultra distances. He has recently written a book about his experiences. On the other hand, Season 7 for Becoming Ultra is launching right now. The two founders sit down and interview each other about the respective projects that have the same goal, get people inspired to run!
On the show we introduce the newest coach for the Season 7 of Becoming Ultra. Her history, philosophy, and personality all in a quick interview to get to know what she is about. Can't wait to see which runner is getting coached by Ellie!
Scott and Steph get to chat about Steph's recent Rocky Raccoon 100k effort and what she learned. Her husband Rich signed up for his first ultra, a brutally beautiful one in Colorado that we actually just recorded a podcast with the RD of the other day. We talk about a specific stairmaster/treadmill set that you HAVE to do if you are running hills ever. Lastly, we gave some shoutouts to our awesome BAC runners! Thanks for listening.
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We are pumped to have the race director for two of our favorite Colorado ultras on the show today. As you know, The Dirty 30 was chosen as a part of the Season 7 2019 schedule and is run on June 1, 2019. Silverton is the sister race in the beautiful mountains near Silverton, CO and boasts 11 miles of the Hardrock 100 course. She dishes on the course details and mistakes she sees runners make most often and shares some love (discount) for anyone wanting to run Silverton this year! Enjoy the show.
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Bandera has wrapped and Season 7 is on the horizon. Bringing on a new coach from Sharman Ultra in 2019 is one fo the most exciting parts of this newest launch. Also, Steph is on the docket to coach her first live Season athlete. We added 2 months for training so the runners have 8 months to train for the featured race in October. Yeah, it's a tough one! Also, we added event in Zion, Colorado, Roanoke, and Wisconsin. Let's all run together and push each other! Season 7 application start on Feb 11th. Stay tuned.
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